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Mark Woolley

Google Apps Education Training Center - 8 views

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    Google Apps for Education Training Center Welcome to the Google Apps for Education Training Center. This is an online learning environment dedicated for educators and students to learn how to effectively use Google Apps in an educational context.
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    Nice find Mark - some great resources here.
sherryn moore

PBworks Training / FrontPage - 1 views

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    Some on-line training in PB Works wikis. Good for beginners through to some advanced tutorials
Sam Elphick

Are Classroom Gadgets Worth the Money? | Education | Change.org - 2 views

  • 66% of teachers surveyed indicated that they received less than eight hours of technology training in the previous year. 13% if those received no training at all. That is simply absurd.
  • Here is a suggestion though. Instead of pouring money into the latest and greatest item and relying on the "wow" factor to keep students paying attention, schools should invest in professional development workshops that teach instructors how to create interactive and dynamic learning environments using the technology they already have. If they do this, schools will find that their dollar goes a lot farther towards improving student performance.
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    An article exploring the amount of professional development teachers receive and the effect is has on the hardware  that is purchased for use in their classroom. Some scary statistics are also included in the article
Steven Young

Sync.in - 2 views

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    "Sync.in is a web based word processor for people to collaborate in real-time. When multiple people edit the same document simultaneously, any changes are instantly reflected on everyone's screen. The result is a new and productive way to collaborate with text documents, useful for meeting notes, brainstorming, project planning, training, and mor"
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    Hi Steve, it looks like its based on the old etherpad code, a great tool until you hit 15 users.
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    Mark, Even the interface is very similar. PiratePad (http://piratepad.net/) is another alternative Google have now included the EtherPad feature in its new version of google docs (It' still in preview and you need to tick a box in the document editing settngs). I'm yet to try it out with a class. Found that EtherPad also had issues with the 15 users. In a class I would often make more than one pad.
Michelle Shearman

Guides | The Whiteboard Blog - 4 views

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    Great IWB training vids and some printable 'help' sheets!
Mark Woolley

Cybersmart - Home - 0 views

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    Cybersmart provides activities, resources and practical advice to help young kids, kids, teens and parents safely enjoy the online world. Cybersmart also offers training and resources for schools and materials for library staff.
sherryn moore

Triptico | e-Learning Resources, Design and Training - 0 views

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    although this site is off line at present due to thigh traffic to the site- it is fantastic for those with smartboards. Keep your eye out for it, hopefully it will be up and running soon!
sherryn moore

Triptico | e-Learning Design and Training - 2 views

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    Name selector- create your own class name selector. Great tool to capture students attention Im going to ask....?
Sam Elphick

Making the Implicit Explicit | always learning - 5 views

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    A great article outlining some essential skills that we may take for granted, but that every student/teacher should know (but might not). Do any schools have a list like the one discussed in this blog entry?
Veronica Baker

Choicez Media - Values Based Sex Education and Lifestyle Choices - Seminars, Media Prod... - 0 views

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    Great Australian resource for educating parents, students and teachers
sherryn moore

Teacher Online Training - 0 views

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    Great site for accessing free on-line video tutorials to learn some of the basic features of the smartboard
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